Pfeiffer Nuclear Weapon And National Security Archive

WINTER SKY — LAB NEWS
photographer Randy Montoya
took this shot of the Power
Tower (properly, the Central
Receiver Test Facility) against
a clearing January sky. In the
distance is El Cerro de Los
Lunas, west of Los Lunas.

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VOL. 40, NO. 1 SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES JANUARY 15,1988

SEMATECH Effort Profitable

Upshot:

RHIC-II Occupancy Back on Track
Closer Ties to Industry
Closer Ties to Community
New Center for Compound ICs

So SEMATECH is going to Austin. What does
that mean for Sandia, which had offered its RHIC-
II facility, on a temporary basis, as SEMATECH’s
start-up site?

Essentially, it means reactivating Plan A; that
is, move much of the development work of the CRM
(Center for Radiation-Hardened Microelectronics)
into the RHIC-II (Radiation-Hardened Integration Cir-

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THIS NOTE, with traces of the lead that was broken
making the exclamation point, appeared on Arlyn
Blackwell’s (400) desk early last week. He and mem¬
bers of his staff (and, of course, many others) worked
hard on the SEMATECH proposal.

cuit) lab, with its world-class clean rooms, pretty
much on schedule.

“Naturally, we’re disappointed,” says Harry
Saxton, Managing Director of Microelectronics 2900.
“We had seen advantages, both to SEMATECH and
to Sandia, in having SEMATECH on our site dur¬
ing its start-up phase [LAB NEWS, Nov. 6, 1987].

“On the other hand, we now have the opportu¬
nity to bring RHIC-II on line just as we’d originally
planned, ’ ’ Harry continues. ‘ ‘We’re looking forward
to working with the SEMATECH organization

in the future — the similarity of Sandia’s and
SEMATECH’s goals make that relationship most
attractive.”

SEMATECH (SEmiconductor MAnufacturing
TECHnology) is a consortium of US semiconduc¬
tor manufacturers who are cooperating to develop the
improved manufacturing tools and techniques need¬
ed to make the nation competitive in the internation¬
al semiconductor business. And Sandia is, of course,
concerned with improving the “manufacturability”
of the ugiqub “rad-hard” chips it develops for sat¬
ellites and for nuclear weapons.

“We were hoping to exploit the synergism be¬
tween Sandia’s long-term needs and SEMATECH’s
long-term needs at an affordable cost to us,” notes
Larry Anderson, VP of Component Development
2000. ‘ ‘Now we’ll have to proceed a bit more slowly,
but we will certainly push ahead.”

Benefits from SEMATECH Effort

“It’s disappointing not to have the opportunity
to work side by side with the nation’s leading group
involved in the manufacturability of ICs,” adds Arlyn
Blackwell, Director of Management Staff 400, who
worked closely with the microelectronics director¬
ates in Component Development 2000 and with the
state, city, and university to prepare the proposal that
put New Mexico among a handful of finalists in the
competition to attract SEMATECH. “But our orig¬
inal plan [to occupy RHIC-II] is sound, and we have
definitely benefited from our push to attract SEMA¬
TECH to locate here.”

One of those benefits is that Sandia laid the
groundwork for future cooperation with SEMATECH
and with the other major association of semiconduc¬
tor manufacturers, the SRC (Semiconductor Research
Corp.). “We’ve become much more involved with
both groups about our work that coincides with their
objectives than we would have been without our

SEMATECH effort, ’ ’ says Bob Gregory, Director of
Microelectronics Engineering 2700.

“In fact,” adds Larry, “some one-to-one part¬
nerships between Sandia and certain semiconductor
manufacturers are now in the works.”

Another benefit is that Sandia has developed
closer ties with its neighbors. “The experience of
working with the state, the city, and the university
to prepare an attractive SEMATECH offer has been
advantageous to all of us,” says President Irwin
Welber. “We now feel that if similar opportunities
present themselves in the future, the state of New
Mexico will be in a better position to be successful. ’ ’

“It really shows that we can all work togeth¬
er,” adds Harry. “So the experience will be good
for us in any such competitions that arise in the future.
Eventually, we’ll win the prize.”

‘ ‘And the experience of working with the semi¬
conductor industry—specifically, the exposure we’ve
gained with the industry — will enhance our future
opportunities for tech transfer,” notes Irwin.

New Initiative at Sandia

SEMATECH is funded by the members of the
consortium — and by a recent $100 million appro¬
priation from Congress, which is naturally concerned
with the health of the nation’s semiconductor indus¬
try. The same Defense Appropriations bill that cre¬
ated SEMATECH mandated DOE to establish a
program in a national weapon lab to support the push
to regain a competitive position in compound semi¬
conductor technology. (Another bill, still in the
authorization stage, would establish within DOE a
semiconductor technology research excellence ini¬
tiative.)

The first project to be funded out of the com¬
pound semiconductor program legislation is a Center
for Compound Semiconductor Technology (CCST),
(Continued on Page Two)

When Your Heart Attack's Front-Page News — Bruce Eroole (5143) is
a lucky man. Not, of course, to have suffered a heart attack during
the second half of UNM's win over No.-l-ranked University of Arizona in
the Pit on Jan. 2. Not even to have made the front page of the Journal
on Jan. 4. But definitely lucky to have been sitting next to an
off-duty Albuquerque firefighter, Gerald Iovato, who knew CPR. "If it
weren't for Gerald and his knowledge of CPR, Bruce wouldn't be here,"
said Ann (2831), Bruce's wife, from his roam at Presbyterian last week.

That's not all — but first a word from our sponsor: Sandia makes
it easy to get CPR training. If you or your spouse has never had a CPR
course, or if your skills are a bit rusty, call Elaine Squyres (3320)
on 4-7169; you can probably get into her Jan. 27 basic CPR class. If
not, or if you need a refresher course, sign up for a later offering.
But do it now — wait till you need it, and you've waited too long.

Bruce? He's facing same heart surgery, but "he'll be OK," said
Ann. His progress toward recovery has likely been speeded by the kind
of attention a Lobo basketball fan appreciates — a phone call from
Head Coach Gary Colson, and a visit by Athletic Director John Koenig
and Asst. Coach Larry Shyatt, toting a basketball autographed by the
members of the lobo team.

* * *

First, Wade Through the Course Description of the INTEC course
called "Spacecraft Attitudes Dynamics II"; Force functions. General¬
ized active forces, potential energy, generalized inertia forces,
fonnulation of dynamical equations of motion of complex spacecraft.
Linearized dynamical equations. Discrete multi-degree-of-freedom
systems. Lumped mass models of spacecraft. Spacecraft with continuous
elastic components; use of the finite element method in the simulation
of spacecraft motions.

Okay. It's open only to those who dream in differential
equations, right? Not so. "Course Prerequisites: None. Some math
background might be helpful." Charming meiosis that. (Thanks, Don
Lewis, 7231.)

* * *

No Wonder It's Undeliverable — The list of undeliverables in a
November Weekly Bulletin included "1 ea. disk from Petmar Trilobite
Breeding Ranch." Bob Manhart (3151) has heard of old fossils repro¬
ducing themselves, but he's never before taken the concept literally.

* * *

Oxymoron of the Month — Maureen Baca (3523) is intrigued by a
letter from DO^/AL, which "is requesting unsolicited proposals . . ."

* * *

Incredible Indeed — The TLC Wellness Letter for December had a
front page column entitled "Incredible!" One of the items indicates
that "90 percent of executive men have had a child by age 40." As I
told Don Schubeck (3412), who called this startling fact to my
attention, I read in a newspaper that "Somewhere in this country a
teenage girl has a baby every 10 seconds." Obviously, what we've got
to do is find that girl and stop her. «BH

* * *

"Tt> be good is noble, but to teach others how to be good is nobler
— and less trouble." —Mark Twain

Deaths

Published Fortnightly on Fridays

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BRUCE HAWKINSON, Editor (505/844-1053)

PHYLLIS WILSON, Writer (4-7842)

DONNA RIX, Writer (6-6888)

RANDY MONTOYA, Photographer (4-5605)

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JANET WALEROW, Editorial Assistant (4-7841)
CARLOS MARTINEZ, Assistant (4-7841)

BARRY SCHRADER, Uvermore Reporter
(415/294-2447; FTS 234-2447)

William Paul of Custo¬
dial Section V 3426-5 died
Jan. 1 after a lengthy illness.
He was 57 years old.

He had been a custo¬
dian at the Labs since July
1984.

Survivors include his
wife and two daughters.

Andres Candelaria of
Printing Section 3154-2 died
from injuries sustained in a
car/train accident Jan. 3. He
was 39 years old.

He had been at the Labs
since January 1983.

Survivors include his
wife, a daughter, and two

which Sandia is currently planning. (Compound
semiconductors are those built of, for example, gal¬
lium arsenide or indium phosphide, rather than silicon.
Unlike traditional silicon semiconductors, compound
semiconductors can emit light, so they’re useful in,
for example, diode lasers and other devices needed
for photonics-based communication and measurement
systems.)

The new Center, which will use facilities locat¬
ed in Solid State Sciences 1100, will be funded at
the $10 million level through FY89, according to
Fred Vook (1100). Its purpose is to perform the mate¬
rials processing science, instrumentation science, and
device physics that underlie “generic” compound
semiconductor and optoelectronic device tech¬
nologies.

Sandia will coordinate this joint government,
university, and industry effort. “The CCST will
complement Sandia’s current programs for OMA
[Office of Military Application], BES [Basic Ener¬
gy Sciences], and photovoltaics,” says Fred. “We’ll
begin by using the facilities and expertise of the Com¬
pound Semiconductor Lab in Bldg. 806, but we will
soon occupy a new clean-room facility in Bldg. 893,
which will allow us to expand our initial efforts.”
(The 2500 organization plans an Interim Prototype
Processing Facility, also located in Bldg. 893, that
will complement the CCST.)

“It’s an exciting new project, one that we pro¬
posed several months ago to bridge the large gap
between the research and the development of com¬
pound semiconductors,” adds Fred. “That gap has to
narrow—compound semiconductor technology must
grow rapidly in the next decade as the combination
of high-speed electronics and photonics becomes the
dominant means for information transmission. And
the inherent radiation hardness of compound semi¬
conductors makes them particularly attractive for
defense applications.” •BH

But Does It Take Care of You when You’re Old?

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don’t want midnight feedings. Technology saves
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Let’s slip it into the VCR and see. Why, it’s a girl! A cuddly,
blue-eyed little girl. Look at those little fingers. Isn’t she ador¬
able? . . . The narrator invites you to name this little cherub.
“You’ll know immediately if you’ve chosen a name your baby
likes,” the narrator says. “Call your Video Baby by name now."
There's a brief pause, while the proud parents say "Melissa”
or “Penelope.” Then the baby smiles glowingly.

“This is tailor-made for yuppies,” says Peter Wild, whose
company has brought the video infant into the world. "The enjoy¬
ment without the commitment.”

Wall Street Journal

Congratulations

To Celeste (8341) and Eric (8353) Rohlfing, a
daughter, Margaret Celeste, Sept. 18.

To Joanie and Tim (8142) Eklund, a son, Sam¬
uel Dalhart, Dec. 14.

To Mary (8162) and Darrel Shoji, a son, Ryan
Mendez, Dec. 23.

Sympathy

To Jan Allen (8532) on the death of her father
in Yakima, Wash., Nov. 14.

To Jerry Henderson (8131) on the death of his
mother in San Mateo, Dec. 5.

To Bill Winters (8245) on the death of his moth¬
er in Livermore, Dec. 23.

To Carolyn Townes (8522) on the death of her
mother in Richmond, Dec. 24.

‘Single-Resource Unit’ Retirim

Ware Recalls
Nearly 40 Years
Of Sandia Service

As Bob Ware (8514), Sandia Livermore’s fire
chief for the past 10 years, prepared to retire this
month, he reminisced about his nearly 40 years with
the Labs.

His career began in June 1948 when Sandia was
Z Division of Los Alamos. Several of Bob’s friends
had applied for jobs at the new weapon R&D lab in
Albuquerque, so he transferred from the University
of Maryland to UNM. He combined school with a
full-time Z-Division job as a “jack-of-all-trades,”
while his wife Norma became secretary to the SLE-5
engineering division; she worked for Hilton DeSelm
(who later became a director at Sandia Livermore).

“My first assignment was to take a crew out to
the mesa where tons of World War II surplus mate¬
rials and equipment had been brought from around
the country. The crew selected equipment useful in
Z Division’s new machine shops. It was exciting at
times,’’ Bob recalls. “Those piles of equipment had
become home to lots of desert wildlife — including
rattlesnakes.”

SANDIA’S FLOAT in a 1949 Albuquerque parade, designed by Bob Ware (8514) and Bill Jamieson (ret.), nearly
created a catastrophe when the plastic mushroom cloud caught fire during the procession (see story).

About 1949, Bob and Bill Jamieson (ret.) began
a newsletter, typing the copy on 8- l/2”-x-11 ” sheets,
mimeographing them, and distributing the result
through company mail. ( Editor’s Note: That little
newsletter, the SANDIA BULLETIN, evolved into the
LAB NEWS, the name it’s held since January 1954.
Copies of the 8-l/2”-x-ll” version are rare. If you
have any you’re willing to donate to LAB NEWS
archives, please call the editor on 505/844-1053.)

Bob also participated in forming an employees’
credit union, which eventually became the indepen¬
dent institution it is today. “I recall our first bad debt,
about $20,” says Bob. “It created a crisis for the
small membership — we had only $25 in reserves. ’ ’

Firefighters on Float

In the summer of 1949, an ambitious project
for Bob and Bill nearly ended in disaster. To help
celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Albuquerque
Elks Lodge, they designed and built a Sandia-AEC
(Atomic Energy Commission) float for a downtown
Albuquerque parade. The elaborate float (see pho¬
to) featured different aspects of the AEC and San¬
dia, complete with a hollow, plastic mushroom cloud
on the front. To add realism, they placed a mortar,
packed with explosive material, inside the cloud.
When set off, it emitted a puff of smoke, adding
another cloud formation above the plastic model.

“We got a little too energetic packing explo¬
sives into the mortar,” recalls Bob. “In fact, right
there in front of hundreds of people lining the parade
route, it set the plastic cloud on fire. Bill and I man¬
aged to put it out with hand extinguishers, but our
fellow Sandians riding the float nearly ‘abandoned
ship’ before we got everything under control.”

It wasn’t Bob’s first fire protection job, and it
wasn’t his last.

His next job, however, involved a transfer to
Yorktown, Va., in 1956. He and a group of other
Sandians taught safe handling of nuclear weapons
to the staff at the Naval Weapons Station. When that
assignment ended in 1959, he told Sandia he’d relocate
wherever he was needed. He ended up in Livermore’s
procurement group. “The whole family jumped at
the chance to live in the Bay Area,” says Bob.

He then worked under Leo Gutierrez (ret.) in
systems engineering, handling integrated contractor
procurement. When Sandia Livermore’s first fire
chief, Vem McNabney, retired in 1978, Bob took
the post — and thus switched back to the field, he
had enjoyed as a volunteer many years before. (His
father had been a volunteer fireman in Takoma Park,
Md., in the 1920s, and as a teenager Bob had joined
that volunteer brigade.)

In the meantime, his interest had expanded
into antique fire trucks, and Bob became active

in the Society for the Preservation and Appreciation
of Antique Motorized Fire Apparatus in America
(SPAAMFAA). He eventually purchased two old
trucks and restored them during his spare time.

Chief Without Crew

Bob had also been active with local fire depart¬
ments through SPAAMFAA, so he was a natural for
the Sandia post, which involved working closely with
fire departments in the Valley. Once on the job, he
joined the Twin Valley Fire Chiefs organization and
helped in mutual assistance whenever called. He was
recently honored by the Twin Valley Chiefs for his
years of service with fire protection groups in the
Valley.

“I was known as ‘Sandia’s Single-Resource
Unit,’ ” says Bob, “since I had neither firefighters
nor fire truck.” He was famous for arriving on mutual-
aid alarms in his personal pickup in which he kept
his fire hat, coat, and boots.

“Sandia has been able to achieve a degree of
fire protection that minimizes the need for a manual
fire-suppression force, so we can rely on LLNL
firefighters instead of employing our own,” Bob con¬
tinues. ‘ ‘All of our on-site systems are automatic and
on the job 24 hours a day.” Under Sandia’s agree¬
ment with LLNL, Sandia finances some of LLNL’s
equipment, and LLNL fights any fires across the
street at Sandia.

Now that he’s leaving. Bob plans to seek more
classic fire engines to restore. He’s even thinking
about scouting Mexico for retired vehicles that were
once donated by US communities to their southern
neighbors. But first, he’ll head back East late this
month with Norma (who retired last month after 18
years with the Livermore school district) to see rel¬
atives. Then they’ll trek through southern Califor¬
nia and Arizona with other Sandia retirees. They plan
to visit Ireland in April and May to trace their fami¬
ly genealogy.

TAKING PART in a firemen’s muster in Sunnyvale a
few years ago. Bob Ware (8514) stands in front of a
1924 American LaFrance pumper. He’s dressed in the
fire chief’s garb of that period.

But if Bob’s at home and hears a fire siren, you
can bet he’ll grab his helmet, coat, and boots and be
out the door before the hose is hooked up to any
hydrant in town. And he will always be welcomed
by fellow firefighters whose respect he has gained
over the years.

LAB NEWS, Jan. 15, 1988

Page Four

For Your Benefit

Retirees: Medical
Care Plan Adds
Options

The Sandia Board of Directors has authorized
an improvement to the Medical Care Plan for retired
employees (and their dependents and surviving spous¬
es) who are eligible for Medicare.

Currently, under the Sandia Medical Care Plan,
any retiree or dependent eligible for primary Medi¬
care coverage is subject to a maximum level of ben¬
efits of $50,000 in a lifetime. According to plan
provisions, the first $3500 of covered expenses each
year does not apply toward this $50,000 lifetime max¬
imum. As a result of the $3500 yearly offset, very
few people reach the plan maximum.

Some retirees, however, have asked that the max¬
imum benefit level be raised. Therefore, effective Jan.
1, 1988, Medicare-eligible retired employees and
their dependents can purchase additional lifetime
maximum coverage under the Sandia Medical Care
Plan. These are the choices:

• an increase in the maximum lifetime cover¬
age to $150,000 at a cost of $18 per year, per per¬
son, OR

• an increase in the maximum lifetime cover¬
age to $100,000 at a cost of $9 per year, per per¬
son, OR

• continued provision of the existing $50,000
maximum lifetime benefit at no cost.

Retired employees and dependents over the age
of 65 have been mailed an enrollment form in order
to make a one-time election among these three alter¬
native levels of coverage. If you, as a retired employ¬
ee or dependent of a retired employee, are eligible
for Medicare and do not elect additional coverage
during the January-February enrollment period, you
will not be given another opportunity in the future.

If either level of additional coverage is elected,
it will take effect retroactively beginning Jan. 1,1988,
and will continue every year thereafter unless can¬
celled or reduced by the retiree (or the required
premiums are not paid).

If you are a retiree or dependent who is not yet
eligible for Medicare, you will be given an enrollment
opportunity when you reach Medicare eligibility
(generally at age 65). At that time (and only at that
time), you can increase the amount of your lifetime
Sandia Medical Plan coverage for you and your eli¬
gible dependents to $100,000 or $150,000 as shown
above. This coverage becomes effective on the Jan¬
uary 1 of the year following the year you become
eligible for Medicare. Until that date, you are cov¬
ered by the “unlimited” lifetime benefits you had
before age 65.

fftback

Q. Sandia’s Dependent Group Life Insurance
Plan provides only $5000for death of a spouse and
$1500for death of a child. These amounts are very
small in today’s economy. Are there any plans to offer
increased amounts of coverage for employees’ de¬
pendents?

A. The purpose of the Voluntary Dependent
Group Life Insurance Plan is to offer inexpensive
coverage in nominal amounts to assist with burial
expenses for dependents. Unlike Sandia’s life insur¬
ance coverage for an employee, this plan is not intend¬
ed to protect a family from loss of income or other
economic impacts. There are no plans to offer in¬
creased amounts of coverage under the Dependent
Group Life Insurance Plan at this time. Sandia’s cov¬
erage amounts are the same as those offered by AT&T,
in accordance with the prime contract between AT&T
Technologies and the DOE.

Ralph Bonner - 3500

Tips for Faster

Reimbursement for medical expenses under
the Sandia Medical Care Plan may be delayed
up to sixty days or even denied if necessary claim
information is omitted. The following tips will
ensure timely processing of your medical claims
and inquiries.

Claims Submission

File the first claim as soon as the accumu¬
lated charges meet or exceed your deductible
($100 single, $300 family). Thereafter, bills
should be accumulated and submitted when the
charges total $50 or more. One claim form is
needed for each individual family member receiv¬
ing services. Delaying claims filing until the end
of the year could delay processing.

Complete the following items on the claim
form:

1. Front side — Complete all items. If
an item is not applicable, please note
“N/A.’ ’ Be sure to indicate any changes
in marital status, spouse’s employment,
or other group coverage. If the charges
result from an accident, item 3 must be
completed.

2. Back side — Sign the authorization to
release information and authorization to
pay benefits to provider (as applicable).
The physician or supplier information
does not need to be completed if the orig¬
inal (not photocopied) itemized bills are
attached.

3. An itemized statement must include the
following:

a. Physician’s name, address, and tele¬
phone number

b. Name of patient

c. Diagnosis

d. Date of service

e. Place of service

f. Description and/or procedure code of
service rendered

g. Charge for service (NOTE: Claims for
charges incurred more than two years
before the date the claim is submitted
will not be reimbursed.)

Claim Service

4. Claims submitted where Provident is the
secondary carrier must be accompanied
by the primary carrier’s Explanation of
Benefits form and the itemized statement
of the provider of service. The doctor’s
bill and Explanation of Benefits may be
photocopies (except that, in the case of
Medicare, the Explanation of Benefits
must be the original).

5. Claims submitted for second surgical
opinions must be submitted with a sec¬
ond surgical opinion claim form.

Written Inquiries

Indicate policy name (Sandia Medical Care
Plan) or number and the employee’s, retiree’s,
or survivor’s (not the patient’s) Social Security
number on all written correspondence.

Telephone Inquiries

1. Tell the Customer Service Repesentative
that you are covered through Sandia and
give the insured’s (employee’s, retiree’s,
or survivor’s, not necessarily the pa¬
tient’s) Social Security number.

2. Please allow 30 days from the date you
file the claim before requesting status of
the claim.

3. Check your plan booklet for coverage
information before calling Provident.

Approximately 90 percent of Sandia claims
or inquiries are processed within 10 working days
of receipt. However, the 30-day time frame is
used for inquiries and to allow for postal delays
and other processing delays, such as requests for
additional information from your physician.

Reminder

Continue to use the Transamerica claim
forms, and send claims to Provident Life and
Accident Insurance Company, 1616 East Indi¬
an School Road, Phoenix, Arizona 85016. Trans¬
america has changed its name to Provident Life
and Accident Insurance, but has not changed
location.

Events Calendar

Jan. 15-16 — Classical Concert Five: New Mexico
Symphony Orchestra (conducted by Neal Stulbeig)
performs works by Ravel, Mozart, and Stravin¬
sky, featuring guest pianist Ivan Moravec; 8:15
p.m., Popejoy Hall, 843-7657.

Jan. 15-24 — “The Gin Game,” drama by D. L.
Cobum, presented by the Adobe Theatre; 8 p.m.
Fri.-Sat., 6 p.m. Sun.; Second Story Arts Cen¬
ter, Albuquerque Little Theatre, 243-1673.

Jan. 15-24 — “Once Removed,” New Mexico Rep¬
ertory Theatre presentation of Eduardo Machado
comedy; 8 p.m. Tues.-Sat., 2 p.m. Sat.-Sun.;
KiMo Theatre, 243-4500.

Jan. 15-31 — “PackofLies,” suspenseful spy thrill¬
er by Hugh Whitmore; 8 p.m. Wed.-Fri., 6 & 9
p.m. Sat., 2 p.m. Sun.; Albuquerque Little The¬
atre, 242-4750.

Jan. 15-31 — “The Marriage of Bette and Boo,”
black comedy by Christopher Durang; 8 p.m. Fri.-
Sat., 6 p.m. Sun.; Vortex Theatre (2004 Central
SE), 247-8600.

Jan. 17 —Canterbury Concert Series: music for flute
and guitar; 4 p.m., St. Thomas of Canterbury
Episcopal Church (425 University NE), 247-2515.

Jan. 20 — “Cabaret,” bilingual play performed by
La Compania de Teatro de Alburquerque; 7:30
p.m., South Broadway Cultural Center, 848-1320.

Jan. 20 — “La Cage Aux Folles,” UNM Perform¬
ing Arts Series presentation of the hit musical
comedy; 8:15 p.m., Popejoy Hall, 277-3121.

Jan. 23 — San Ildefonso Pueblo Feast Day: Buffa¬
lo, Comanche, and Deer dances; 455-2273 or
843-7270.

Jan. 23 — Exhibit opening, “Hot Off The Loom:

Recent Weavings from the Alamo Navajo” and
“200 Years of Navajo Textiles”; 1-4 p.m., Max¬
well Museum of Anthropology, 277-4404.

Jan. 23-24 — “Good Night, Snow White,” chil¬
dren’s play presented by Albuquerque Children’s
Theatre; 1:30 & 3:30 p.m.; Popejoy Hall, 888-
3644.

Jan. 24 — Fine Arts Music Series: The Romeros,
concert of guitar music; 4 p.m., First United Meth¬
odist Church (4th & Lead SW), 243-5646.

Jan. 28 — “Singin’ in the Rain,” dance perfor¬
mance, choreography by Twyla Tharp, presented
by UNM Performing Arts Series; 8:15 p.m., Pope¬
joy Hall, 277-3121.

Jan. 29-30 — “Dance We Did, A Tribute to Lee
Connors,” benefit for New Mexico AIDS Servic¬
es, presented by Danzantes; 8 p.m., KiMo Thea¬
tre, 277-1855.

Fun & Games

Bowling — SANDOE Bowling Association
October Bowlers-of-the-Month are: Scratch — Bob
Barton (3742), 684; and Margret Tibbetts, 604; Hand¬
icap— Thomas Archuleta (7482), 635 and 719; and
Dora Gunckel (6400), 528 and 649. November
Bowlers-of-the-Month include: Scratch — Reggie
Tibbetts (7815), 737; and Lil Radtke (3430), 548;
Handicap — Reyes Chavez (7412), 682 and 694; and
Ellen Semarge (1822), 555 and 672.

Bowlers, don’t forget the No Tap Scotch Tour¬
nament on Jan. 16 and 17 at Holiday Bowl.

‘Hard Work ... and a Dream’

Small- and Minority-Business Coordinator
Serves on Advisory Council

James Ortega (3731) is no stranger to the world
of ‘ ‘ little-guy ’ ’ entrepreneurs. Before he joined San-
dia in September 1984, he directed the overall oper¬
ations of the State Minority Business Development
Program for the Economic Development & Tourism
Dept, in Santa Fe.

Now, as a Labs’ Small- and Minority-Business
Coordinator, James continues his efforts to help and
advise people who operate small, minority-owned,
and women-owned businesses. “What’s most satis¬
fying for me,” he says, “is to see hard work — and
the willingness to stick with a dream — result in
successful business ventures for these people.”

James recently became a member of the Small
Business Administration (SBA) District Advisory
Council for New Mexico. Advisory Council mem¬
bers do what the name implies: advise the district
director on ways to improve SBA program effec¬
tiveness.

Longtime Supporter

‘ ‘James has been a longtime supporter of small
business,” says Phil Ramos, District Director of the
US SBA, “and we’re looking forward to his help.
He, along with Jon Bedingfield [supervisor of Sup¬
plier Relations and Purchasing Information Div.
3731], Dick Russell [3700], and others in Sandia’s
purchasing organization have gone out of their way
to seek out qualified — and qualifiable — small-
and minority-business people, and to give them
opportunities to share in contract awards from
the Labs.

“We recognize that Sandia is committed to
encouraging small and minority business,” contin¬
ues Ramos, “and we’re happy to have a Labs repre¬
sentative on the Council.”

James is also a member of the National Advi¬
sory Board for the National MBE (Minority Business
Enterprise) Procurement Conference, held annually
to assist minority entrepreneurs through workshops
conducted by nationally known speakers, exhibits,
and networking among small-business people and
industry representatives. The meeting is sponsored
by the Dept, of Commerce’s Minority Business Dev¬
elopment Agency and the US SBA.

Outreach Program

Sandia’s small/minority business outreach pro¬
gram (see “Reaching Out”) trains Labs buyers and
advises and encourages small, minority, and wom¬
en suppliers. Jay Hughes (ret.) began the program
in the early 70s when he was supervisor of Div. 3731.

“Jay recognized the need for increased aware¬
ness on the part of everyone concerned,” says James.
“That’s why he started the outreach program. While
he was here, Sandia’s contract awards to small and
minority businesses increased significantly.

‘ ‘After Jay retired, the effort continued to expand
under the division leadership of both Lew Sisneros
[now 3724] and Jon [Bedingfield], And Dick Rus¬
sell’s enthusiastic support of the outreach program
has helped our efforts tremendously.”

Those efforts have paid off. In FY87, 65 per¬
cent (as compared to 59.4 percent in FY86) of all
Sandia subcontract awards for goods and services
went to small, minority-owned, and women-owned
firms. *PW

Sympathy

To Larry Johnson (3312) on the death of his
wife in Albuquerque, Dec. 1.

To John Garcia (7482) on the death of his broth¬
er in Reno, Nev., Dec. 5.

Reaching Out to Touch Someone

One of the main objectives of Sandia’s
small and minority business outreach program,
coordinated by Div. 3731, is to identify and track
small, minority, and women suppliers who meet
— or, through additional effort, can meet in the
future — Sandia’s stringent qualifications for its
subcontractors.

The program also includes advising small
suppliers on doing business with the Labs, coor¬
dinating on-site visits to supplier facilities, ar¬
ranging supplier demonstrations, identifying
business opportunities that match supplier capa¬
bilities, and distributing information on suppli¬
ers to the appropriate technical and buying staff
at Sandia.

“Awareness is the key,” says Jon Beding¬
field (3731). “Through an ongoing training pro¬
gram, our buying staff learns more about the
whys and wherefores of dealing with small firms
and gets a better perspective on the advantages
of encouraging small- and minority-business
people.”

Members of the buying staff and Sandia line
organizations are encouraged to attend small-
business conferences and trade fairs to better

acquaint themselves with potential suppliers and
their capabilities. Labs representatives attend 25
to 35 such meetings a year.

Another outreach activity is participation
in activities of the New Mexico Minority Sup¬
plier Development Council. Currently, Jon serves
on the Board of Directors and is chairman of
the organization’s Trade Fair, to be held in
March. Dick Russell (3700) was chairman of
the NMMSDC Board in FY84 and 85 and cur¬
rently serves as its treasurer.

A buyer recognition program, new in FY87,
identifies Sandia buyers who do an outstanding
job of working with small, minority, and women-
owned firms. “We’re not just recognizing total
dollar amounts on contracts when we name Buy¬
ers of the Year,” says Jon. "We're also looking
at things like time spent—in interviewing poten¬
tial suppliers, researching and identifying new
suppliers, or explaining Sandia buying proce¬
dures to small-business people.”

FY87 Buyers of the Year are Scott Searls
(3718), Louise Britton (3741), Skip Reeder
(3722), and Pete Oliver (8534).

JENNIE NEGIN (2629, left) AND MARCELLA MADSEN (6323) participated in a recent discussion, “Networking
Through Women’s Organizations,” sponsored by the Women’s Program Committee. Marcella moderated the
discussion, which was led by speakers who highlighted the networking in three organizations of particular inter¬
est to Sandia women. Jennie spoke on the history and activities of the New Mexico Network for Women in
Science and Engineering, Jan Williams (7841) and Margie Whipple (7832) discussed networking by the Society
of Women Engineers, and Jan Williams reported on activities of Sandians (an organization for wives of Sandia
employees).

Mr. Gover Goes to Washington

Sandian Takes On New Role

Earlier this month, Jim Gover (400) began a
year-long assignment as an IEEE (Institute of Elec¬
trical and Electronics Engineers) Congressional Fel¬
low in Washington, D.C. He’ll be working in Senator
Pete Domenici’s office as a Congressional staffer —
mostly on science and technology issues.

“I’ll be doing whatever tasks the Senator asks
me to do,” said Jim in a LAB NEWS interview short¬
ly before he left. “Since he’s concerned about the
technology environment in New Mexico, I expect
that much of my work will be on technical issues
important to the state.

“Also, I’m in tune philosophically with Sena¬
tor Domenici on the importance of improving this
country’s competitive position in technology, so I
expect part of my assignment will be to investigate
how we can more effectively use our science and
engineering R&D to reach that goal.”

“I’m really excited about the job,” Jim con¬
tinues. “I’m sure it will offer a lot of intellectual
stimulation. And I’m looking forward to the Wash¬
ington scene with its tremendous cultural opportu¬
nities and places of historical interest.”

Program Began in Early 70s

The Congressional Science and Engineering Fel¬
lows Program, coordinated by the American Asso¬
ciation for the Advancement of Science, began in
the early 1970s. The program was in response to a
growing recognition that many of the increasingly
complex issues faced by the country and the Con¬
gress had significant scientific or technical compo¬
nents.

Several scientific societies — including IEEE,
A A AS, American Chemical Society, and American
Physical Society — agreed to sponsor Fellows in the
program, which places highly qualified scientists and
engineers in the offices of individual members of
Congress or on committee staffs for a year.

“The program is advantageous, both for Con¬
gress and for the people who take on Congressional
Fellow assignments,” says VP Larry Anderson
(2000), who serves on the Operating Committee of
IEEE’s Technical Activities Board. “It brings new
insights in a variety of disciplines to the Congress,
and firsthand experience in the legislative and polit¬
ical processes to the Congressional Fellows.”

Larry sought recommendations early last year
from his fellow VPs for names of Sandians who might
want to fill an IEEE Congressional Fellow opening.
When Glen Otey (5160) saw the Anderson letter, he
called Jim. Jim recalls that Glen said something like,
“I’ve got something here that sounds like it’s right
up your alley.” Jim decided Glen was right, and

before long Jim was an IEEE applicant and was lat¬
er selected one of three Fellows.

“Jim should do a fine job on the new assign¬
ment,” says Larry. “Not only is he interested in the
Washington scene, but he’ll also be able to contrib¬
ute knowledge to a wide range of issues because of
his broad technical background.”

That background stems from the variety of jobs
Jim has had since he joined Sandia in 1963 after
receiving his BSEE from the University of Kentucky.
As a TDP (Technical Development Program) partic¬
ipant, he obtained his MSEE from UNM in 1965.
Later, he was a member of the Labs’ first DSP (Doc¬
toral Study Program) group and earned a PhD in
nuclear engineering — also at UNM.

As a staff member, Jim did research on radia¬
tion effects in explosives, concentrating on thermo¬
mechanical shock and electromagnetic phenomena.
He supervised a number of divisions whose activi¬
ties included radiation effects in subsystems, firing
set development, explosive transducer development,
radiation effects in microelectronics, and energy sub¬
systems development.

IEEE Fellow

Jim’s been an IEEE member for 15 years. He
received one of the Institute’s highest honors a year
ago when he was elected to the grade of Fellow in
the organization. (At the time, only 3920 of IEEE’s
274,000 international members had achieved the Fel¬
low designation.)

Jim’s only the second Sandian to be selected
for a Congressional Fellow assignment. In 1974, Wil¬
lis Smith was an IEEE Congressional Fellow, work¬

ing as a science consultant to the House Science and
Astronautics Committee. Following his one-year
assignment, Willis stayed on in Washington as a staff
member, and later staff director, for a committee
chaired by the late Senator Henry “Scoop” Jack-
son. Willis is now director of strategic planning at
Boeing Aerospace in Seattle.

A Seller’s Market

After a two-week orientation program conduct¬
ed by AAAS for new Congressional Fellows in Sep¬
tember, Jim interviewed some 20 representatives of
Congress members’ offices and Congressional com¬
mittees to determine where he thought he could make
the biggest contribution. “It was a real seller’s mar¬
ket,” saysJim. “There were 150 openings available,
and only 22 new Congressional Fellows; we could
pretty much pick and choose where we wanted
to be.

“It became apparent to me that a committee
assignment would mean concentrating pretty much
on one or two subjects,” says Jim. “On the other
hand, in the office of a member of Congress, you
get exposure to all aspects of the legislative process,
as well as to a wide range of issues.

“Sol was very pleased when I learned that Sen¬
ator Domenici and [administrative assistant] Paul
Gilman had approved my placement request. As I
understand it, my primary assignment will be in sup¬
port of the Senator’s work on the Senate Energy and
Natural Resources Committee.”

At the end of his year, Jim will return to San¬
dia for reassignment — enriched by his experience
with the legislative process. *PW

[ft back

Q. Sandia hiring policy places extreme empha¬
sis on GPA [grade point average] for staff members.
Is it true that a GPA higher than 3.5 is now required
for employment? 1 am an MSEE staff member, and 1
graduatedfrom Stanford in 1979 with a GPA of 3.25.
Why was I hired by Sandia? More important, does
management consider me substandard? How did San¬
dia operate in the 50s with only BS-level engineers?
Some of Sandia's best older engineers did not attend
graduate school.

A. Sandia hiring policy is for line organizations
to establish a best match between qualified candi¬
dates and the functional requirements of their staff
openings. GPA is only one of many factors consid¬
ered in determining the most qualified candidates
along with evaluations by line organizations and fac¬
ulty of: (1) competency (analytical, articulate, adap¬
tive, integrative, responsive, practical); (2) approach
(teamwork, cooperation, collaboration, honesty, loy¬
alty, service, openness); (3) creative initiative (cre¬
ativity, technical curiosity, innovative, aggressive,
action-oriented, risk-taking in opinions); and (4)
accomplishment (high quality, inventions, patents,

publications, getting product out, enhanced produc¬
tivity, cost consciousness, special accomplishments).
Thus, determining the most qualified candidates is
an extensive and intensive process.

Extreme emphasis is not placed on GPA. It is
only one of many considerations in hiring. It fol¬
lows, then, that there is no one level of GPA required
in determining the most qualified candidates.

Each Sandian was hired because he or she was
considered the best match by the hiring organiza¬
tion. Multiple evaluations established that compe¬
tency, approach, creative initiative, accomplishments,
GPA, and other factors in toto indicated that the suc¬
cessful candidate would very likely fit in, contrib¬
ute, and succeed at Sandia.

Once the screening and hiring process has been
completed, GPAs drop out of consideration altogeth¬
er in annual performance reviews. However, most of
the other factors that were considered in the selec¬
tion process move from potential to measured per¬
formance; each employee is rated relative to peer
group on actual performance.

Ralph Bonner - 3500

Q. Is it correct procedure for one person to enter
a MARDIX booth as someone else is exiting? Some
security officers seem to allow this while others do
not. It becomes a particular problem when long lines
form on one or both sides.

A. The correct procedure for entering a Mardix
booth is to enter, have your identification certified,
and exit, assuring the door closes behind you. The
electronic control allows only one door to be opened
at a time; thus, when a person exits a booth, the door
must lock before the other door can be actuated. We
cannot allow a person to enter when another exits as
this practice does not allow the system, which pro¬
vides a permanent photographic record, to reset.

Jim Martin - 3400

If You Can’t Drink It, Spray It

In Kitzbuhel, in the Austrian Tyrol, a manufactur¬
er of snow-clearing equipment had the idea of put¬
ting the wine contaminated by diethylene glycol
in 1985 to good use. Somebody must have hung
on to lots of the stuff, for he has been combining it with salt
and spraying it on icy roads. It melts ice at a lower temperature
than a salt spray would on its own.

New Scientist

Page Seven

Can We Talk? #3 LAB NEWS, Jan. 15,1988

How’s Your Self-Esteem?

A Mental Health Goal for 1988 +

by Arlene Price (3330)

What Do We Mean by
Self-Esteem?

Self-esteem refers to the
thoughts and feelings you
have about yourself — how
you value yourself and your
performance. Sometimes you
respect yourself, sometimes
you don’t. Sometimes you
have confidence in yourself,

The level of your self-esteem depends on the
situation you find yourself in and whether you believe
you have the ability to handle it.

Where Does Self-Esteem Come From?

You are bom with your own potential for self¬
esteem. Also, you develop different levels of self¬
esteem as the result of experiences you have with

your parents, your teachers, and any other person
(spouse, boss, Mend) that you look up to and respect.
How Can You Tell Whether You Esteem Yourself?

You can tell by the kinds of statements you make
about yourself and how you feel you perform your
daily tasks. For example, you might be thinking, “I
did a great job on this project,” and feel a sense of
pride.

Or you may think, “Oh, brother, I really blew
it this time,” and feel upset, angry, discouraged. You
probably spend most of your waking moments eval¬
uating yourself. So it’s important to find out just how
you are going about it.

Does Having Self-Esteem Mean Being Selfish or
Self-Centered?

Does it, in other words, make you part of the
“Me Generation” — one who cares only about per¬
sonal needs and wishes to the exclusion of others?

The answer is “No.” From the point of view of one’s
mental health, it’s been found that people who are
selfish and uncaring, people who are depressed and
unhappy, people who are anxious and afraid, peo¬
ple who are discouraged and give up easily, and peo¬
ple who discount themselves — all of these are
actually lacking in self-esteem.

As a matter of fact, what you feel about yourself
— whether you respect and esteem yourself — has
been found to have a profound impact on your mental
health, and influences the quality of your personal
relationships, the goals you set for yourself, and the
way you handle life’s challenges and disappointments.
So What Does All This Mean?

So I’d like to proclaim self-esteem the No. 1
mental health goal for 1988 +. Notice the “ + ” after
1988 — developing and maintaining self-esteem,
self-respect, or self-confidence should be an ongo¬
ing process that lasts throughout your life.

I’ll be talking to you more about self-esteem
and how it affects other areas of your life in the days
to come.

sometimes you don’t.

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Deadline: Friday noon before
week of publication unless changed
by holiday. Mail to Div. 3162.

Ad Rules

1. Limit 20 words, including last name
and home phone.

2. Include organization and full name
with each ad submission.

3. Submit each ad in writing. No
phone-ins.

4. Use 8’/ 2 by 11 -inch paper.

5. Use separate sheet for each ad
category.

6. Type or print ads legibly; use only
accepted abbreviations.

7. One ad per category per issue.

8. No more than two insertions of
same ad.

9. No “For Rent” ads except for em¬
ployees on temporary assignment.

10. No commercial ads.

11. For active and retired Sandians and
DOE employees.

12. Housing listed for sale is available
for occupancy without regard to
race, creed, color, or national origin.

MISCELLANEOUS

SEMI-AUTO RIFLE, Browning 300 Win.
mag., made in Belgium, $400. Gib¬
son, 296-3239.

TIRE CHAIN INSTALLATION AID,
“Sno-Blok," plastic, drive-on type,
never used, $7. Schkade, 292-5126.

PRIDE-TRIMBLE PLAYPEN, 40" x40”,
mesh sides, cost $75, sell for $35;
crib play gym; mobile. Barr, 821-
5870.

QUEEN ANNE-STYLE BEDROOM
SET: highboy, 2 nightstands, $750;
metal student desk, $70; computer
chair, $20. Thornberg, 255-4966.

DRAFTING MACHINE, Vemco V-Track,
left-handed, $50; Powermatic 12”
table saw, cost $3300, sell for $1350.

riauie OOfi-IQ^n

MINIATURE HOUSE, Victorian, 21" x
47" x 40”, 2 stairways, 10 rooms,
w/fumiture, $150. Burnett, 298-1078.

CARPETING, approx. 100 sq. yds., $50;
storage chest, $20. Prevender, 296-

WILSON STAFF IRONS, 3-PW, used
once, left-handed, $330. Calvin, 897-

EXERCISE BIKE, $20; Skil 1/4-in. drill,
$12; shop vac, 5-gal„ $12. Denney,
268-0004.

TWO END TABLES, coffee table, dark
wood, best offer; Frigidaire washer,
$50 firm. Ash, 291-0755.

SMITH & WESSON ,22-CAL KIT GUN,
2-in. barrel, round butt, blue, holster,
extra grips, $275. Roth, 344-7060.

AM/FM STEREO CAR RADIO, in-dash,
push-button, without speakers, $29.
Reda, 821-3817.

CHEV. 250 ENGINE, 6-cyl., totally re¬
built, no mileage on rebuild, $550.
Syler, 299-2941.

FIVE TIRES, Goodrich 12x15 TA radi¬
ate mounted and balanced on 8-in.-
wide 6-hole Chev. truck rims, $185

OBO. Snelling, 294-5751.

REMINGTON NYLON 66, semi-auto .22-
cal., w/case, $100; wrought iron
fence, two 10' x 5' sections, 38-in.-
wide gate, $75 OBO. Bronkema,

821- 2119.

FREE-WEIGHTS, 200kg, full set w/
bench, $60; Apple II components
and books, monitor, 16K language
card, disk drives, RAM card, soft¬
ware, PS, more, new. Ulibarri, 892-
5759.

ELECTRIC KITCHEN RANGE, Roper,
copper color, automatic oven timer,
$95. Coalson, 298-0061.

BABY CRIB and mattress, teething rail,
bumpers, $80; 8' cab-over camper;
8' camper shell. Falacy, 293-2517.

IBM PC/AT, 512K, 30Mb, EGA card,
RGB monitor, Epson FX286 printer,
6 months old, $2300 OBO; Octagym
rowing machine, $55 OBO. David¬
son, 299-7735.

CUSTOM DINING ROOM SET, 9-piece,
white, w/table pads, table extends to
40” x 88” w/2 leaves, upholstered
chairs, $100. Luetters, 296-3759.

YAMAHA PIANO, console, walnut, Euro¬
pean contemporary, $1800. Chavez,
881-2711.

TRAVERSE RODS, adjustable; Heier-
ling cross-country ski boots, size 35;
new carpet padding, 10 sq. ft. Wag¬
ner, 823-9323.

TRAK CROSS-COUNTRY SKI BOOTS,
ankle-height, for touring and down¬
hill, size 12, worn twice, $60. Shunny,
265-1620.

GENERATOR, Ag-Tronic w/Briggs &
Stratton engine, 4000W, 1 yr. old.,
200 hrs., on wheels, $400. Douglas,
281-9843.

AKC CHESAPEAKE BAY RETRIEV¬
ERS, 2 males, 4 females, ready now,
$175/ea. Turner, 864-7330 after 5.

WOOD-BURNING STOVE, Garrison II,
w/thermostat, custom soapstone and
cast iron kettle, $450 OBO. Lloyd,

822- 8567.

LUDWIG DRUM SET: white, bass,
snare, 2 air toms, 1 floor tom, Ride
cymbal, high hats, all necessary
stands, hardware, & accessories,
$450. Guthrie, 299-7182.

MARSHALL 100W GUITAR AMP, chan¬
nel switching, 60W and 100W opera¬
tion w/road case, Mitchell 4-10
speaker cabinet, $650. Lynch, 292-
8523.

YAMAHA AMPLIFIER, 100W, $275;
Technics 3-way speakers, new, 12”
x 22”, $125/pr.; two complete cross¬
country ski packages, for youths to
age 12, $45/ea. Ginn, 883-0004.

TWO-METER KENWOOD TRANS¬
CEIVER, model TS-711A, new,
$500. Schwoebel, 298-4295.

JENNY LIND BABY CRIB, mattress,
$50. Cole, 281-9873.

OAK DESK and swivel chair, $150; Kart-
son speaker enclosure w/15-in. tri-
axial, $50; TV/hi-fi cabinet, $10.
Stephenson, 299-3914.

QUEEN-SIZE WATER BED, side bump¬
ers, $150; antique wagon wheel,
$25. Peterson, 256-7514.

VERTICAL BLINDS, neutral color, ap¬
prox. 9’ high by 14' wide, $200 OBO.
Marder, 291-8140.

CUSTOM SPANISH BAR, w/8 stools; 6'
toboggan; Ping-Pong table; boy’s
bedroom set, w/desk; Lowrey organ;
rotary cultivator; table saw. Heames,
293-6550.

QUEEN-SIZE MATTRESS and box
spring, $50; Maxi Taxi stroller,
bounce chair, high chair, $10/ea.
Shrouf, 821-0765.

PORTABLE BAR, w/storage area and
key, cost $1000, sell for $450. San¬
tana, 294-0536.

ELECTRIC WHETSTONE, $45; sharp¬
ening fixture for bench grinder, $20;
500-amp aircraft generator, $100.
Bentz, 299-3448.

TRAVEL TRAILER, 23' Prowler Bunk-
house, new refrigerated 13.5-BTU
AC, tires, curtains, upholstery, Reese
hitch, $4000. Johnston, 294-4574.

TWO BOOKCASES, brown, 68” high,
31 ” wide, 11" deep, bottom sliding
doors, $25/ea. Esterly, 296-9759.

TRANSPORTATION

'84 DODGE COLT TURBO, new trans¬
mission, clutch, tires, AM/FM cas¬
sette, 54K miles, $4500. Rutledge,
268-1405.

'80 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE, 2-dr.
coupe, AC, AT, PS, PB, V-8, AM/FM
radio, new Michelin tires, $2150. Se-
brell, 821-4227.

SCHWINN VARSITY BICYCLE, 10-
spd., 24", $60. Burnett, 298-1078.

'86 FIERO, sell for balance due, $7800.
Duran, 867-3629.

'86 YAMAHA TT350 DIRT BIKE, $1300
OBO. Loescher, 299-9477.

78 PONTIAC PHOENIX, PS, PB, AC,
AT, tilt, AM/FM 8-track, new paint
and battery, $1400. Ferguson, 292-
3824.

'80 DODGE DIPLOMAT SW, slant-6, AT,
66K miles, AC needs work, luggage
rack, $2000. Herr, 281-9873.

'87 VOLVO DL, metallic blue, 3-yr. war¬
ranty, loaded, $15,500. Boal, 897-
4216.

'82 BLAZER, full-size, fully equipped,
AC, PS, PB, PL, PW, cruise, more,
$6000 OBO; Cardinal trailer, 16’,
sleeps 6. Kmatz, 299-5978.

'70 PONTIAC GTO, $3995. Grosbier,
881-1958.

'75 FORD MUSTANG II, white, AT, $550.
Sanchez, 292-3852.

'81 HONDA ACCORD, 5-spd„ AC, ste¬
reo cassette, tachometer, $3200. Es¬
trada, 823-1704.

'79 TOYOTA COROLLA SR5, sport
coupe, AM/FM stereo cassette, AC,
adjustable seats, 105K miles, $1400.
Meyer-Hagen, 293-7339.

'82 YAMAHA 650 SECA, 5K miles,
$975. Swahlan, 292-3598 after 6.

'83 CHEV. SCOTTSDALE PICKUP, AC,
PS, PB, AM/FM cassette, cruise,
dual tanks, sliding window, 25K
miles, $8900. Falacy, 293-2517.

79 THUNDERBIRD, V-8, AT, PS, PB,

AC, cruise, wire wheel covers w/
locks, one owner, $1900 OBO. de-
Baca, 892-1139.

74 DODGE RAM CHARGER 4x4,318,
4-spd., positraction, 73K miles, sell
or trade, $2500 OBO. Pryor, 294-
6980.

'55 OLDS 88, newly remanufactured
engine, all components updated,
needs more restoration, $3000.
Mares, 884-4843.

74 GRAN TORINO SW, leather interi¬
or, no rust, 351 engine, AT, $450.
Guthrie, 299-7182.

71 BUICK ELECTRA, recently over¬
hauled, $1000 OBO; 79 Cadillac El
Dorado Baritz, 350 engine, AT,
$4000 OBO. Marquez, 344-8455.

MOUNTAIN BIKE, for small adult or
youth, one owner, $150. Ginn, 883-
0004.

'84 CELEBRITY, 4-dr., V-6, fully load¬
ed, $6500. Graham, 293-7302.

BOY’S 10-SPD. BICYCLE, $40. Peter¬
son, 256-7514.

79 SUBARU, 4-dr., AT, AC, $1500. Bax¬
ter, 298-1567.

76 PLYMOUTH VOLARE PREMIERE
SW, AT, AC, PS, PB, slant 6, Road-
handler tires, $950. Benjamin, 293-
5578.

'86 CHEV. TRUCK, 4-WD, 4-spd., one
owner, 8-cyl., $1000/down and take
over payments. Sena, 823-6678.

'81 FORD E-100 VAN, PS, PB, AC, plat¬
form bed, 18 mpg/hwy, 86K miles,
starts at -60°, $2600. Phillips, 898-
2565.

'84 SAAB TURBO, 42K miles, blue inte¬
rior and exterior, AC, sunroof, 4-dr„
stereo. Davalos, 255-2855.

'84 AMC EAGLE LIMITED SW, 4-WD,
loaded, leather interior, wood grain,
AT, V-6, 34K miles. Bowman, 299-
5799.

'85 MUSTANG GT, 5-litre, 5-spd„ PS,
AC, cruise, PW, power locks, T-tops,
AM/FM cassette, 35K miles. Garcia,
298-2898.

'83 CAPRICE CLASSIC SW, V-8, AC,
AT, cruise, PS, PB, power locks, AM/
FM stereo, tinted glass, new tires,
$3600. Palmer, 831-2865.

'77 DATSUN 280Z, 4-spd., AM/FM cas¬
sette, $2500 OBO. Rodeman, 821-
8623.

'81 TOYOTA COROLLA SR5, sport
coupe, white, AC, PS, 5-spd., 51K
miles, $3500. Andes, 268-8951.

REAL ESTATE

3-BDR. HOME, 2 baths, 2-car garage,
1202 sq. ft., NE, new pitched roof,
assumable 9-1/2% FHA, $601 PITI,
$74,000. Nickerson, 299-3101.

3-BDR. HOME, Ridgecrest area, 1-3/4
baths, pitched roof, garage/shop,
comer lot, updated throughout, storm
windows, view, $84,500. Thornberg,
255-4966.

3-BDR. HOME, 1-3/4 baths, 2-car ga¬
rage, great room w/FP, formal DR,
1630 sq. ft., $94,900 or reasonable
offer. Sepulveda, 299-2805.

1- BDR. CONDO, 2800 Vail SE #181,

refrigerated AC, pool, original own¬
er, assumable mortgage, $2000/
down, $25,750 firm. Gregory, 344-
1436.

3-BDR. HOME, 1 bath, FHA 10-1/2%
assumable, $14,500 equity, $68,500.
Zirzow, 294-7296.

LOG CABIN on 5 acres, Pagosa
Springs, Colo., w/double garage, all-
weather road, views, $70,000.
Mares, 884-4843.

5-1/2 ACRES, South 14, underground
power, water, southern slope w/
meadows and trees. Shaffer, 298-
8302.

5 ACRES, east of mountains, north of

1- 40,15 miles from Labs, trees, road,
water, will finance, $7000/acre. San¬
ders, 298-7734.

3-BDR. BRICK HOME, Belen Rio Com¬
munities area, FP w/insert, enclosed
carpeted back porch, 1 acre of land,

2- car garage, 2 full baths, separate
workshed, $79,900. Claussen, 293-
9707.

3-BDR. BRICK HOME, 11509 Bar Har¬
bor NE, Baker/Hoover/Eldorado
schools, office/study, great room,
1925 sq. ft., $106,500. Key, 298-
7988.

2- ACRE LOT, new subdivision, 6 miles

from 1-40 off South 14, power, tele¬
phone, covenants, trees, borders
national forest. Linker, 266-4177.

2- BDR. PATIO HOME, Towne Park, 2

baths, extras. Hunt, 294-7552.

WANTED

CEMENT MIXER; Chev. Camino, '64-
'84, prefer one that needs repair.
Prevender, 296-8586.

BASSOON. Jones, 299-4776.
HOUSEMATE, nonsmoker, to rent room
w/private bath, near Lomas/Tramway,
share garage, laundry, kitchen, $200/
mo. plus half utilities. Robinson, 293-
7231.

CROWN PSA-2/SA-2 AMPLIFIER;
Crown UFX-2/2A crossover; Macin¬
tosh, Marantz, phase linear power
amplifiers, 150 + watts/CH; will con¬
sider nonworking. Rathbun, 888-
3344.

SMALL DOG, female, indoor, for my
daughters, will provide good home.
deBaca, 892-1139.

PROPERTY at Angel Fire. Key, 292-
5770.

3- BDR. HOME (TO BUY),NE Heights,

1-3/4 baths, garage, pitched roof,
assumable mortgage, high 50s, pre¬
fer payments around $350. Galle¬
gos, 822-0636.

AQUARIUM, 10- or 20-gal.; outdoor
Christmas lights. Romero, 842-9735.

LOST

PRESCRIPTION SUNGLASSES, La-
Coste case, lost in the TTC, busi¬
ness card in back of case. Gwinn,
299-7167.

Coronado Club Activities

LAB NEWS, Jan. 15, 1988

Page Eight

Fiesta Night = Sure Cure for Winter Blues

A CHANCE TO CHA-CHA and some mighty
good eating are in store when you show up at the
C-Club this evening for Fiesta Night. Start out at a
bountiful buffet, featuring baron of beef, fish, and
all the trimmings. Then slip into your samba shoes
and dance the night away (8 p.m.-midnight) to south-
of-the-border tunes from Together. Along the way
(8:45-9:15), there’s a flashy floor show from Miguel
Caro and the Mexican Fiesta Dancers. Buffet reser¬
vations requested (265-6791).

CORONADO SCHUSSBOOMERS (aka Ski
Club) get the lowdown on Ski Rio at the monthly
meeting next Tuesday, Jan. 19. Free munchies while
you socialize from 7 to 7:30 p.m.; the meeting fol¬
lows (7:30-9:30). As usual, a few lucky people will
take home some fantastic door prizes.

Ski trips this month include Keystone (Jan.
16-23) and Ski Rio/Taos (Jan. 29-31).

LAWYERS, GUNS, & MONEY sounds like the
title of a rip-roarin’ who-dun-it, but that’s not the
case at all. LG&M is really a band that specializes
in sagebrush-shuffle tunes, and it’ll do its thing from
8 p.m. to midnight next Friday evening (Jan. 22).
Beforehand, choose from two elegant entrees —
T-bone steak or snow crab — at the two-for-one spe¬
cial dinner. Be sure to bring along the membership
card; as you know, it gets you a dinner discount. Call

the office right now to reserve your two-for-one space.

CARD SHARK SHIMMY is the name of the
game for T-Bird shuffle-experts on Thursday, Jan.
28, starting at 10:30 a.m. As usual, there’ll be free
refreshments and great door prizes along with the
gaming. And mark your calendar for next month’s
wheel/deal sessions on Feb. 11 and 25.

Phone Stocks

What’s happening to telephone stocks?
Here’s your chance to find out: Findlay Edwards
and Chris Harper of A. G. Edwards & Sons give
a quarterly update on phone stocks during two
noon-hour discussions on Jan. 26 in the Eldorado
room. Sessions are from 12 noon to 12:30 p.m.,
and from 12:30 to 1.

WESTERN NIGHT on Thursday, Jan. 28, fea¬
tures free c-w dance lessons from 6 to 7 p.m., fol¬
lowed up by more stomp-time (until 10). Crossover
Band provides the music that night. Free munchies
from 6 to 8, and special drink prices throughout the
evening.

NEITHER RAIN NOR SNOW bog down those
Thunderbird Roadrunner RVers — but they have

decided to head south rather than north (very sensi¬
ble, we’d say) later this month (Jan. 26-28). This
time, the big wheels gather at Pancho Villa State Park
(close to Columbus, N.M., and the Mexican border).
More info from wagon masters Bill Minser (299-
1364), Duane Laymon (822-1749), or Tom Brooks
(344-5855).

DON’T GET AROUND MUCH ANY MORE?
You can change all that when you sign up for some
tantalizing trips offered by the C-Club Travel Com¬
mittee:

San Diego Whale-Watching, Feb. 5-8. See SD’s
world-famous zoo, Sea World, etc. Price per per¬
son, double occupancy, is $411. More info and res¬
ervations at Sun Tours (881-5346).

Northern Arizona, March 18-21. Tour Monu¬
ment Valley, Canyon de Chelly, and Lake Powell.
Cost is $256/person (double). A $50 deposit is re¬
quired; final payment due Feb. 26. Reserve space
by calling Mary Sevems at Travel Scene (292-4343).

Best of Britain, May 17-June 1. London, Stone¬
henge, the Lake District, Stratford, Scotland, Wales,
more. Tab is $1585/person (double); includes RT air
fare, lodging, many breakfasts and dinners, ground
transportation, etc. Reserve your space with a $150
deposit; final payment not due until April 1. Get all
the details at a pre-trip meeting next Monday, Jan.
18, at 7 p.m. in the C-Club north dining room.

Take Note

Ron Iman (6415) was recently elected to a three-
year term as treasurer of the American Statistical
Association (ASA) at the December meeting of the
Board of Directors of ASA in Washington, D.C. He
also serves on the seven-member executive commit¬
tee of the Board and heads the Committee on Long-
Range Financial Planning for ASA.

The 24th Annual Symposium of the New Mex¬
ico Chapter of the American Vacuum Society is
scheduled April 18-21 at the Holiday Inn, Journal
Center, in Albuquerque. Randy Creighton (1126) is
the 1988 NM/AVS symposium chairman. Papers on
surface science, thin films, electronic materials and
processing, and vacuum science and technology are
being solicited. Submit one-page abstracts to Randy
by Feb. 25. For more information, contact him on
4-3955.

Daniel Horschel (6442) will speak on “The
Making and Breaking of a Nuclear Containment
Model” at the Jan. 20 meeting of the New Mexico
Section of the American Society of Mechanical Engi¬
neers (ASME) at the County Line Restaurant. Cost
is $ 15/person and includes dinner. For reservations,
contact Jim Allen (1522) on 4-6764.

The next meeting of the New Mexico Network
for Women in Science and Engineering is on Jan.
20 at 6 p.m. Speakers are Danelle Tanner (2321),
“Radiation Effects Testing,” and Barbara Allen of
X-Ray Associates, “Women’s Health Issues.” Cost
for dinner and the program is $5. The meeting is
open to nonmembers. For information, contact Don-
ese Mayfield (1265) on 4-8811 or Jennie Negin
(2629) on 4-6821.

Look for your dream vacation at Travel Fair ’88
and Travel Auction on Jan. 24 at the Ramada Clas¬
sic Hotel. The Fair opens at 10 a.m. and includes
entertainment, one-day trip specials, prizes, a fash¬
ion show, and international food booths. The Travel
Auction, at 4 p.m., offers cruises, airline trips, cloth¬
ing, and more. Proceeds of the auction will be donat¬
ed to the International Balloon Museum and New
Mexico Special Olympics. Tickets ($1) are available
at the LAB NEWS office in Bldg. 814.

If you worry about your pre-schoolers’ safety

in traffic, you may want to send for a new set of book¬
lets from AAA. Called “Preschool Children in Traf¬
fic,” the teaching program helps parents help their
kids develop safe pedestrian habits. Order it from
AAA New Mexico, Public Relations, P. O. Box
16000, Albuquerque 87191; total cost is $2, includ¬
ing postage and handling.

Congratulations

To Ileen (7818) and Bjorn Jogi, a son, Chris¬
tian John, Dec. 9.

To Patty (21-1) and Mark (5161) Dickinson, a
daughter, Megan Noel, Dec. 11.

To Elaine Torres (7132) and Jay Cozad, mar¬
ried in Las Vegas, Nev., Dec. 26.

To Shashi and Duane (7263) Bowman, a daugh¬
ter, Brandi Nina, Dec. 26.

To Marti Cohen (9220) and Ken Butler, mar¬
ried in Albuquerque, Dec. 31.

Welcome

Arizona

Dean Terry (2131)

California

Michael Sinclair (1815)

Indiana

Scott Wold (6451)

Pennsylvania

Sharon Stansfield (1411)

Texas

Mark Diltz (7261)

Rush Robinett III (9142)

But Which 80 Percent?

Fully 80 percent of the gossip you hear around
the water cooler is accurate, says recruiter Rob¬
ert Half of Robert Half Inc. Managers should
consider the company grapevine "as much a com¬
munication vehicle as the company house organ or employee
meetings," he writes in Management Accounting magazine.

Wall Street Journal

WELL-DRESSED PLAYERS, well-lit courts — Appropriately attired or not, Coronado Tennis Clubbers will now
be able to use the four courts after dark; a two-year lighting project was completed last month. Stan Ford (left),
Director of the Sandia Employee Recreation Program, and President Inwin Welber celebrated the occasion with a
little impromptu racquetry. CTC membership dues are: individual or first member of family - $40/calendar year;
second family member - $20; third family member - $15; additional family members - $5; daily guest rate -
$2/day. Coronado Club membership is required to join the CTC.